Mark Wogenrich

Columnist

Mark Wogenrich writes about sports at The Morning Call. He covers Penn State football, and all that entails, along with golf and local sports. The highlight of his career was winning the media lottery at the Masters, then making two birdies at Augusta National.

Recent Articles

Penn State has signed Athletic Director Sandy Barbour to a five-year contract extension that will make her among the highest-paid administrators in college sports. Barbour’s extension will pay her $6.345 million before incentives and other perks, according to the term sheet released by the university’s...

Saucon Valley won four gold medals on the road to a fourth straight District 11 2A wrestling title, but the bouts out of the spotlight were just as important to coach Chad Shirk. Freshman Cael Markle, for instance, defeated the top seed at 106 pounds on his way to placing third. And fellow freshman...

Northwestern Lehigh’s Jake Dellicker saw the rematch of the bout that ended his 2018 season and felt the nerves. He also grew excited about his plan. Dellicker, a junior, scored the biggest upset of Friday’s first round of the District 11 2A wrestling tournament, defeating top seed and returning...

Six weeks after being named special teams coordinator at Texas Tech, Joe Lorig has accepted the same position at Penn State. Lorig replaces Phil Galiano, who left Penn State after one season to become an assistant with the New Orleans Saints. Lorig developed a strong national reputation as a special...

High school wrestling’s three-week postseason begins Friday with the District 11 tournaments. The Class 2A event begins Friday, Feb. 22 at Freedom High School, then shifts to Liberty on Saturday for the medal-round finals. Here’s the schedule and picks for each weight class of the event. District...

Wilson’s Marckis Branford wrestled the 2018 postseason wary of his knee and his conditioning, which made him feel vulnerable on the mat. He qualified for states but left Hershey determined to return in better form. The senior enters this weekend’s District 11 2A wrestling tournament, which begins...

George Campbell, a highly recruited receiver in 2015 whose Florida State career was detoured by injuries, is transferring to Penn State. Campbell, a graduate transfer who spent four years at Florida State, announced his decision Tuesday on social media. He will be eligible to play next season for...

Eighth in a series. Penn State capped an uneven special-teams season with a dismal day at the Citrus Bowl, where 16 points in a loss to Kentucky could be traced to those units. On Friday, Penn State announced the departure of special teams coordinator Phil Galiano to the NFL. Where to the special...